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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2004
Applicant:
Jeffrey S. Hrkach, Lexington, MA (US);
Inventor:
Jeffrey S. Hrkach, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Civitas Therapeutics, Inc., Chelsea, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/14 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a method of delivering an agent to the pulmonary system of a compromised patient, in a single breath-activated step, comprising administering a particle mass comprising an agent from an inhaler containing less than 5 milligrams of the mass, wherein at least about 50% of the mass in the receptacle is delivered to the pulmonary system of a patient. The invention also relates to receptacles containing the particle mass and the inhaler for use therein.